Door-hanger for freight-cars.



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R. H. DE BERRY.

DOOR HANGER FOR FREIGHT CARS.

APPLICATION FILED 00130. 1918.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

TE El ROBERT E. DE BERRY, F PORTLAND, OREGON.

DOOR-HANGER FOR FREIGHT-CARS.

Application filed October 30, 1918.

1' To all whom it may concern:

range the track below the bracket at a de- Be it known that I, ROBERT H. DE BERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah, State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Door-Hangers for Freight-Cars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates particularly to a class of devices adapted and used for side doors of railroad freight cars of the common type.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved form and arrangement of the track and door-hanger mechanism. It consists in arranging a supporting roller within an outwardly supported track, a vertical roller. to prevent side friction of the door .against the car and a specially arranged pivoting together of one of the ends of the pins of the horizontal and vertical rollers. I accomplish these objects, as well as others, by the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings which form a part hereof.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the device. I

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device shown secured above a door of a car body partly illustrated.

Like letters or numerals refer to like parts in each figure.

A is part of the side wall of a freight car above the side door opening therein.

B is the wall of such a car adjacent to one side of the door opening therein.

' C is a horizontal supporting bracket, shown as of wooden material but may be of metal. It extends along the car wall above the door opening and a desired dis tance beyond the opening.

D is a freight car door partly broken away. v

A right angled hanger track 3 extends along and is rigidly secured upon the outer edge of the bracket C ina posltlon to arsired distance from the car wall.

The hanger mechanism comprises the following. A plate 4 shown with outwardly raised rim and openings 5 for the bolts 6, by which it is rigidly secured upon the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

Serial No. 260,354.

inner surface of the door D on the upper part thereof. The upper part of the plate 4 is provided with an integral horizontal bracket 7 with a vertical, transverse opening 8 therein of desired dimensions, said bracket 7 extending above the top of the door D and outwardly beyond the same, with the opening 8 above the track 3. The elbow 9 of the bracket 7 has an outer surface inclined at a desired angle. A horizontal pivot pin 10 extends transversely through the opening 8 near its center and is mounted in bearings on each side of the opening 8, the outer bearing being a recess in the plate, the inner end of the pin 10 extending through its bearing without the elbow 9 and being forked in said end. A hanger roller 11 is rotatably mounted on the pin 10 within the opening 8 in position to run upon the upper surface of the track 3.

Below the elbow 9 the plate is provided with a horizontal opening 12 of desired dimensions, the same being arranged above the top of the door D. A vertical pivot pin 13 extends transversely through the central part of the opening 13 and is mounted in bearings on each side of the said opening 12, the lower bearing being a recess in the plate, the upper end of the pin 13 extending through its bearing without the elbow 9 and having a tongue therein arranged to pass 'within the forked end of the pin 10. The

forked and tongued ends of the pins 10 and 13' are secured to each other by a cotter pin 14. Upon the pin 13 a horizontal frictlon roller 15 is rotatably mounted in position and arrangement to engage the side of the car wall below the bracket C. The plate 4- also has a shoulder 16 resting upon the upper and outer part of the door. It engages the lower surface of the track 3 should the door be pushed upwardly and prevents the roller 11 from being driven against the lower surface of the bracket C and a consequent binding of the parts.

It will now be seen that when the device is arranged in operative position upon the car that the door may be easily and quickly slid over or away from the door opening without the door binding upon the car wall or with any friction against it, the roller 15 obviating this. The roller 11 and the track 3 provide an arrangement whereby the door is retained at a desired distance from the car wall to allow the movement of caused by the opposing pin.

the door in relation with the friction roller so that the latter performs its functions evenly and properly. It will also be observed that the arrangement of securing the pivot pins at one end of each to the other ing outwardly or upwardly, as the angle of securing affords a stop in either direction Another important feature of the device is that the bracket C affords an arrangement whereby the hanger may be suspended from a track which will preserve the door in parallel alinement with the car wall and also aflords sheltering protection to the track and hanger mechanism against rain, snow, ice, and other. obstructing matter which might clog this-mechanism and prevent its efiicient operation. While I am aware that a friction roller and a track roller per 86 are not new, I contend that my particular and peculiar arrangement of parts and the means of securing the pivot ends is new and useful, asth'e experience on the part of those skilled in the knowledge of railroad app1i-' ances of this class will establish. It is of course apparent thatat least two of the hangers described are required for each door. that my arrangement of the hanger track and hanger retain the door in such a manner that it cannot be jolted or thrown out of its hanging. This feature is of great advantage as freight car doors now in common use are too easily and frequently dislodged and broken or lost. My construction also does away with special door caps as the bracket C and track 3 provide a housing and no other is required.

I claim 1. In a device of the character and for the purpose described, a freight car doorhanger comprising in combination, a plate securable upon a freight car door of the common type, the upper part of the plate having an integral horizontal bracket 7 arranged to extend above-and outwardly beyond the top of the door when the plate is securedthereon, also a transverse vertical opening 8 in and near the end of the bracket 7, an elbow at the plate angle with an inclined outer surface, also a transverse horizontal opening 12 in the plate below the i elbow, a horizontal pivot pin 10 extending transversely through the opening 8, its outer It will also be particularly noted end mounted in a recess bearing in the plate, its inner end extending through a bearing in the plate without the elbow and having a fork therein, a vertical pivot pin 13 extending"transversely through the opening 12, its lower end mounted in a recess bearing in the plate, its upper end extending through a bearing in the plate without the elbow and having a tongue thereon, means to secure the forked end and tongued end of said pins to each otl er, 'a trackrol-l'en ll'rotatably mounted on thepin'lO, and a friction roller 15 rotatably mounted on the pin 13, substantially asdescribed.

2. Adevice of the character and for the purpose described comprising in combination, a freight car, a door thereof of the common type, a horizontal bracket Crigidly secured to and along the car walliabove. and also'beyond the door opening and extending outwardly from the wall a desired distance,

a right angled hanger track secured upon and along the outer part of the bracket C, and arranged to position the track thereof below the outer partof said'bracket a de-" sired distance from the car wall, a plate,

secured upon the car door, the upper part 1 of the plate having an integral horizontal bracket 7 arranged toextend above and out wardly beyond the top of the door when the plate is secured thereon, also a transverse vertical opening 8 in and near the end of the bracket 7, an elbow at the plate angle with an inclined outer surface, also a transverse" horizontal opening 12 in the plate below the elbow, a horizontal iv'ot pin-10 extend ing transversely throng the opening 8', its outer end mounted in a recess bearing in the plate, its inner end extending through a" bearing in the plate" without the elbow-and having a fork therein, a vertical pivot pin 13 extending transversely through the open ing 12, its lower end mounted in a recess bearing in the plate, its upper end extending through a bearing in the plate without thej elbow and having a tongue thereon, means to secure the forked and tongued end of said pins to each other, a track roller 11 rotatably mounted on the pin 10, and a friction roller 15 rotatably mounted on the pin 13,

said roller 11' beingarranged torun upon the upper surface of the hanger'trackand the roller 15 to 'engagethe car wall in a mannerto prevent the door from binding uponor engaging the wall, substantially as described.

3; A device ofthe character and for the purpose described comprising in coinbination, a freight car, a door thereof of the common type,a horizontal bracket C rigidly secured to and along the car wall above and also beyond the door opening and extending outwardly from the wall a desired 7 distance, a right angled hanger track s'e' cured upon andalongthe outer part of-the bracket O, and arranged to position the track thereof below the outer part of said bracket a desired distance from the car wall, a plate secured upon the car door, the upper part of the plate having an integral horizontal bracket 7 arranged to extend above and outwardly beyond the top of the door when the plate is secured thereon, also a transverse vertical opening 8 in and near the end of the bracket 7, an elbow at the plate angle with an inclined outer surface, also a transverse horizontal opening 12 in the plate below the elbow, a horizontal pivot pin 10 extending transversely through the opening 8, its outer end mounted in a recess bearing in the plate, its inner end extending through a bearing in the plate without the elbow and having a fork therein, a vertical pivot pin 13 extending transversely through the opening 12, its lower end mounted in a recess bearing in the plate, its upper end extending through a bearing in the plate without the elbow and having a tongue thereon, means to secure the forked and tongued ends of said pins to each other, a track roller 11 rotatably mounted on the pin 10, and a friction roller 15 rotatably mounted on the pin 13, said roller 11 being arranged to run upon the upper surface of the hanger track and the roller 15 to engage the car Wall in a manner to prevent the door from binding upon or engaging the wall, the said plate also being provided with a shoulder 16 extending over and upon the outer and upper part of the door in a position and arranged to engage the lower surface of the hanger track in a manner to prevent the hanger roller from engaging the lower surface of the bracket C should the door be forced upwardly, substantially as described.

ROBERT H. DE BERRY.

Witnesses:

DELIA SMITH WRIGHT, V. A. Fnxnn, Jr.

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